WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Democrats, under the leadership of Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal, are delivering a historic package of clean energy tax incentives through committee today. It makes clean investments across multiple sectors of the economy and builds momentum for these essential policies to be included in any final reconciliation bill. In contrast to these important investments, however, House Democrats failed to cut billions in domestic subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
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Washington, D.C. - Today the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S House of Representatives began its mark-up of budget reconciliation language, which includes a Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), a fee on methane polluters, funding for electric vehicles, environmental justice block grants, building electrification and energy efficiency. The committee is expected to send the bill to the full House in the coming days.
Sierra Magazine, la revista del Sierra Club, anunció su décimo quinta edición anual de las universidades más verdes de Norteamérica ("Cool Schools"). Este año Sierra recibió presentaciones de un récord de 328 instituciones de Estados Unidos y Canadá.
Washington, D.C. -- Today President Joe Biden nominated Willie Phillips to fill a vacant position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the nation’s independent energy regulator. FERC will play a key role in helping transform our power system and lead the equitable transition away from fossil fuels and toward the clean electricity system needed to address climate change.
Phillips is currently Chairman of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission and former Assistant General Counsel for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
Washington D.C. — Sierra Club is among 52 health, faith, environmental, and industry groups who are calling on Congressman Neal to go bold on incentivizing a just transition to a clean energy economy. As Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Neal will soon be marking up legislation in his committee and has the power to ensure that the historic $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill includes the strongest clean energy incentives possible.
A regional coalition of conservation groups commented on PacifiCorp’s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan that was filed today in the six states the utility serves, highlighting the plan’s failure to meet the recommendations of global scientists to transition away from all fossil fuels, as the utility intends to keep coal and gas generation in its resource mix well into the 2040s.
Los Angeles celebrates the approval of plans to transition to 100% clean energy by 2035 and ensure good jobs for the new clean energy economy.
Pepco released a long-term analysis of the Washington D.C. electric system and its role in helping the District meet its climate commitments.
EL PASO, TX -- Today, the Chaparral Coalition for Community Health and the Environment, the Sierra Club, and Earthworks (the Community Groups) reached an agreement with El Paso Electric (EPE) that will substantially reduce air pollution in El Paso and southern New Mexico. The agreement will temporarily block new fossil fuel power plant construction while pushing EPE toward a clean energy future.
El Departamento del Tesoro emitió ayer nuevas directrices para los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo (BMD) sobre inversiones en energía limpia y eficacia energética en las que se opone decididamente a los proyectos petroleros y de gas, y favorece proyectos de gas solo en circunstancias extremas que cumplan con criterios específicos.
Nueve miembros demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes han amenazado con detener el progreso del proyecto de ley climático más importante en la historia de Estados Unidos, y el único vehículo potencial para actuar audazmente sobre el clima, el cuidado de la salud, los empleos y la justicia.